I just love this one. And I really like the way you tell the story while your painting, but interject technical points that educate as well. I'm 65 and have done maybe 3 different art projects in my life, and those were in middle and high school. My brain is very hardwired for logic and things that make sense, but I am more attracted visually to loose, whimsical, and colorful if that makes sense. The challenge at this stage of the game is how to allow my brain to blend and soften my approach to art. Like you mentioned before letting go of control...it's very difficult for me, yet it's the only thing that produces what I like. I should have started painting decades ago, it would have saved me alot of money in therapy lol! 😂 Thank you, I just love the vibe of your channel and art. ❤
Really enjoyed this, the folk art style is a nice change from botanicals. Great for color theory, going to watch your cool color tutorial next. I like your commentary as you paint, it’s very helpful to hear your thought process. Thank you!
Great tutorial. I love how some thing so simple looks very classy when you add the white or darks at the end. I hope you will do more folk art items . Thanks so much for sharing. ❤
Just watched your channel for the first time I subscribed I really like your technique and how you use your colors. Looking forward to following your other videos. Keep up the good work.
I’m new to your channel❤️ I’ve never painted folk art, I love it! I bought 3 qor paints so I’m practicing mixing to make the colors I want while painting along with you! Your instructions are excellent! Thank you so much for sharing!
Thank you, Michelle. Welcome to the channel. So glad you are learning to mix your colors! It’s such a great skill and you can do so much with just a few colors! Thanks for watching. 😀
Magnifique !!!! ❤ je ne comprends rien à ce que vous dites . Je suis du nord de la France à Dunkerque . J’anime des ateliers tout les vendredis . On y fait du zentangle , des mandalas et du dessin . Pour ma part , j’aime beaucoup l’aquarelle et j’essaye d’apprendre en regardant des personnes comme vous . Alors , je vous remercie de tout cœur ♥️ pour vos partages . Je me suis abonnée à vôtre cite .J’adore!!!!!
This looks like fun. It looks easy for a fairly new beginner. You said you would show your sketchbook, but you forgot, I guess. I was wondering what kind it is. It looks like a nice size. Thank you.
It’s a baohong journal. 100% cotton and 140lb cold press. I love them. Here is a link. www.amazon.com/BAOHONG-Academy-Watercolor-Journal-Leather/dp/B08LCZNQ5C?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=dwJ6e&content-id=amzn1.sym.a5eaa569-8a45-4530-84d2-2dcf8023272a&pf_rd_p=a5eaa569-8a45-4530-84d2-2dcf8023272a&pf_rd_r=WDC08WW7BK7CNZPD334H&pd_rd_wg=bLTJe&pd_rd_r=c4b2fde2-f944-4e35-b553-90d0a819ed49&th=1&linkCode=sl1&tag=shanacirceart-20&linkId=8a79a102a0b61adf399fd5da0b54464b&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
Very nice... the horizontal lines you refer to on the fences are called rails. The ones perpendicular to the ground are posts. I only know this because I build pasture fences! 🌄
Not good at drawing but tried lil sketching along w you (while writing down colors)! Do you have videos on making your drawing (using the rule of thirds) but it was confusing to me. After seeing your pictures see how your barn is to the right (and smaller) & when you paint do you (in your mind) or see the 9 grid lines?
Hi there. Great questions. Just remember using the rule of thirds is a guideline but not a strict rule. But compositions that are rooted in the rule of thirds do feel comfortable and balanced when you look at them. Since I’ve been at this for some time, I tend to naturally compose images that way, without thinking too much about it. You will too with time. I’ll see if can do a video on it in the near future.
I just discovered your channel and love your style of explaining what you are doing and why you are doing it. I am fairly new to water color painting and I have a question. I am curious about your perspective in this painting. In my inexperienced brain, should the trees in the background be so large? They seem quite large in comparison to the barn as they are farther away. I am sure I am looking at it in a very elementary way, but would love your feedback. I love your style and look forward to watching more of your videos.
Great question. The answer is…it depends. If you are creating a piece that is rooted in realism and you wanted to paint a landscape landscape with depth and communicating distance, then, yes, you are absolutely right. 😀 Objects in the distance should be smaller and also generally less vibrant. But in this piece the only mechanism I was using to communicate distance is the position of objects (higher on the page = further away). This creates a more whimsical perspective where all my objects don’t have to follow the rules of perspective. The best part about learning the rules of realism is that you can break them to communicate something different to the viewer. I hope this makes sense.
Thank you for watching! Yes, you are absolutely correct! In a traditional landscape where you are trying to communicate distance and depth with realistic proportions your trees in the background should be smaller than the barn. But in a fanciful and whimsical illustrative piece, you can definitely play with size and spacing and break the rules 😜
Although I love your painting, I wonder: can you justify killing a beautiful animal like a squirrel to build the Black velvet brush you paint with ? synthetic b rushes work just as well, and in any case I can't imagine killing an animal for painting. Apart from that, all your tutorials are very intriguing.
Manuela, thank you for the information. I will look more into that. I also highly recommend the Princeton series synthetic brushes. I use the Select series in all of my more recent videos. Thank you for watching.
